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Welcome to the Sunday newsletter from Andover News. This email includes ICYMI: Andover Week In Review, recapping our top stories from the past week, and This Week In Andover, a listing of upcoming events in town.
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ICYMI: Top Story
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AHS Renovation Proposal Roils New School Backers
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While most of the elected and appointed officials who spoke Wednesday staked positions firmly in support of the project, residents who spoke during the public comment period expressed sticker shock at the $451.5 million proposal -- even when they believed Andover needs a new high school.
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Where Should New Andover Housing Go Under MBTA Rules?
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Andover appears poised to consolidate a new zoning district in the Downtown area under a law aimed at increasing the state's housing supply by loosening building restrictions near MBTA stations.
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Board Narrows Town Seal Replacement To Two Designs
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A survey conducted last year drew 1,818 responses that showed people were almost evenly split on whether the town needed to update its seal, which it is required to have under state law.
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Curriculum, Recess Times Part Of Teacher Contract Negotiations
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Teachers continued to "work to rule" Monday and will continue demonstrations at APS schools until a contract is signed.
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LISTEN: Man Yells At Dog On Andover Police/Fire Scanner
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A man was heard yelling at a dog on an open transmission that lasted for several minutes on the Andover police and fire scanner Tuesday morning.
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Danvers Naming HS Library For Andover's Ritzer
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"When a library is named in someone's memory, it strengthens the sense of community by reminding every one of the values and virtue that person embodied."
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This Week In Andover, Oct. 22-29
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Here’s the Andover News weekly rundown of government meetings, sporting events and activities happening in Andover. Send us details of your event for inclusion in the Andover News Calendar.
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This Week’s Listings
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22
Seasonal/Holidays
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Sports
TBD: AHS girls’ swimming at Merrimack Valley Conference Diving (Haverhill)
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Sports
5 pm: AHS girls’ volleyball at Methuen
6:30 pm: Central Catholic at AHS field hockey
(See Andover Athletics info page for more details).
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Sports
6:30 pm: Central Catholic at AHS boys’ soccer
7:15 pm: AHS girls’ soccer at Methuen
(See Andover Athletics info page for more details).
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Health & Wellness
5:15 pm: Goat Yoga & Wine Tasting
Various Times: APS Flu Shot Clinics
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Sports
5 pm: Haverhill at AHS girls’ volleyball
5:30 pm: AHS field hockey at Chelmsford
(See Andover Athletics info page for more details).
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27
Government & Community Meetings
None.
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Sports
5 pm: AHS girls’ swimming at Merrimack Valley Conference Championship (Haverhill)
6:30 pm: Chelmsford at AHS girls’ volleyball
7 pm: Billerica at AHS football
(See Andover Athletics info page for more details).
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Sports
9:30 am: AHS boys’ and girls’ cross-country at Lowell
11 am: North Reading at AHS boys’ soccer
1 pm: Masconomet at AHS girls’ soccer
(See Andover Athletics info page for more details).
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